Eat Well; Travel Often: Day 16

Day 16: 6/2/15 (Missoula)

20 miles

Today we woke up with plans to get out of the house and see what Montana had to offer. We spent the morning figure out the next 3 weeks of our trip so we could book our stays in Portland, OR and in Sonoma Valley. Our original plan for Portland fell through so we first started looking at hostels but the price was fairly close to renting a house for a few nights. Thanks to Rico’s sister Shannon for introducing us to a cool website that allows you to search for house rentals, we found a place close to down town for under $100. We were also able to find a deal on Living Social at a bed & breakfast near Sonoma that came with vouchers for 8 different wine tastings!

After booking everything, we felt like we should reward ourselves by heading out for a happy hour. Our first stop was to Great Harvest, a bread place, where you are offered a slice of bread upon walking through the door. Rico tried the apple crunch and Jillian tried breakfast blast (full of seeds, nuts, and raisins). Next we drove up the street to Top Hat Lounge for some drinks and apps. We shared some calamari and plantain chips and had some local beer. We tried Missoula’s cold smoke which was delicious! We also got an Austrian shandy which is apparently all the rage now. We can see how it’s the perfect summer drink since it was so light and fruity. After a few more drinks we walked over to Bridge Pizza to meet up with Kevin, Ari, Ari’s dad, and the kids. We finally got to taste this awesome pizza we kept hearing about and the flavor lived up to all the hype. We also got to try Big Dipper ice cream which is some fabulous homemade ice cream. Rico enjoyed most of Jillian’s ice cream though because she pretty much passed out once we got in the car. While Jillian was sleeping it off, Rico spent the rest of the night watching the first half of the USA v South Korea women’s soccer game.